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Florida Senators are constructing a Medicaid reform plan that would move most of the programs 3 million patients into private HMO health insurance plans. The reform plan as it is being discussed, would also dental coverage and vision coverage.
The reform plan is necessary because the Medicaid budget is spiraling out of control, currently costing about $20 Billion annually of 1/3 of the state budget.
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Our recent Ratings of screening tests for heart disease have attracted some praise, such as from health-care blogger Gary Schwitzer, but some criticism, too. Most of the latter has focused on the negative Rating we gave to an electrocardiogram (EKG) as a screening test for heart disease. Here’s when we think an EKG is appropriate, and why we think it’s not a great way to screen healthy people for heart disease.
An EKG, which measures electrical activity in the heart, is clearly warranted for anyone who has symptoms of heart disease, such as chest pain. In fact, we say it’s usually the first test such people should have, typically combined with an exercise stress test. We al
There’s good news this week for the estimated 20 percent of college students who get health insurance through their schools. Starting in the 2012-2013 academic year, such plans must offer an annual cap of at least $100,000, compared with the $25,000 or less that many now offer. The following year the plans must lift the cap completely.
Even better, the new rules will eliminate provisions* that put strict annual limits on prescription-drug coverage or restricted coverage for outpatient treatments such as doctor visits, lab tests, emergency room visits, and chemotherapy. U